PUTRAJAYA: The government will roll out a regulatory sandbox from Jan 1 to assess child protection mechanisms and ensure consumer safety in the digital space ahead of full-scale enforcement. Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil (pic) said the initiative would involve the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and a number of identified social media platforms. Fahmi also said the sandbox implementation provides both the government and the platform with time and space to evaluate the mechanism’s effectiveness before rolling it out. He added that the advancement of AI should not be viewed in isolation, but must go hand in hand with society’s capacity to assess information. “As recipients of information, what kind of attitudes do we need to adopt to ensure we are able to distinguish between true and false information?” he said.

Source: The Star December 28, 2025 11:59 UTC